Lakewood, Colorado, United States · On-site
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Skills: Nursing Management, Regulatory Compliance, Staffing Planning, Budgeting, Performance Management
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United States · On-site
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United States · On-site
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Skills: Nursing Leadership, Patient Throughput Management, Regulatory Compliance, Resource Management, Clinical Operations
United States · On-site
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United States · On-site
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United States · On-site
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Lakewood, Colorado, United States · On-site
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United States · On-site
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Skills: Compassionate Care, Life Skills Training, Medication Administration, Crisis Management, Patient Advocacy
United States · On-site
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Skills: Patient Assessment, Nursing Care Planning, Triage, Phlebotomy, Medication Administration
United States · On-site
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States · On-site
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Skills: Patient Assessment, Nursing Care Planning, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Patient Evaluation, Clinical Supervision
Lakewood, Colorado, United States · On-site
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Lakewood, Colorado, United States • On-site
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The Director of Nursing provides overall leadership and operational management of nursing services within Long Term Care. This includes ensuring regulatory compliance, managing staffing and budgets, and driving continuous quality improvement for resident care.
Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a current Missouri Registered Nurse (RN) license. Three to five years of nursing management experience in a direct patient care environment is required.
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Director of Nursing - Long Term Care - Lakewood Medical Center (FT, 8a-4:30p)101 Truman Medical CenterThe Director of Nursing is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and operation of nursing services within Long Term Care. This role ensures high-quality resident care, regulatory compliance, effective staffing, and continuous quality improvement while supporting the mission and goals of the facility. The Director of Nursing provides strategic leadership for nursing staff and works collaboratively with facility leadership to enhance resident outcomes and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Provide leadership and oversight for all nursing services, care delivery systems, and clinical programs.
Develop, implement, and evaluate nursing policies, standards of care, and quality improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with facility leadership to identify needs, address operational challenges, and implement new programs.
Oversee staffing plans, budgets, workforce development, and performance management activities.
Ensure compliance with state, federal, accreditation, and Medicare requirements.
Support resident-centered care through oversight of clinical practices, including wound care, restorative nursing, incontinence management, and restraint reduction initiatives.
Direct staff development, coaching, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and employee engagement efforts.
Monitor licensure, certification, and credentialing requirements for nursing staff.
Partner with residents, families, and interdisciplinary teams to resolve concerns and improve the resident experience.
Promote quality improvement, resident and staff safety, and a culture of excellence throughout the facility.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program.
Current Missouri Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Three to five years of nursing management experience in a direct patient care environment.
Knowledge of long-term care regulations, standards of practice, and quality measures.
Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Experience with staffing, budgeting, performance management, and personnel administration.
Preferred Qualifications
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
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If you are a compassionate nursing leader committed to clinical excellence, resident-centered care, and developing high-performing teams, we encourage you to apply and help shape the future of care for our residents.
An academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community.
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates. University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center. University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography. At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care. In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care. Mission University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
Offices: 2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, US · 7900 Lee's Summit Road, Kansas City, MO 64139, US · 300 West 19th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64108, US · 2101 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, US
An academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community.
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates. University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center. University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography. At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care. In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care. Mission University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
Offices: 2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, US · 7900 Lee's Summit Road, Kansas City, MO 64139, US · 300 West 19th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64108, US · 2101 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, US
